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Flowers small, with densely hairy fruits. 



Very common in all parts of both Provinces up to 2,000 

 feet, especially in abandoned chenas. 



It is much prized by the natives for the sake of its leaves, 

 which when rotted afford a valuable manure used in betel - 

 gardens (bulath-kottu). The leaves are also frequently used 

 as a material for wrapping jaggery balls, while, according to 

 Trimen, a red coccid occurs on the bark of the older trees 

 that produces a lac collected for the Kandyan lacquer 

 industry. I have not seen this coccid, but I am informed 

 that the yellow juice of the young twigs and leaf -stalks is 

 collected by rubbing the wounded or broken surfaces of 

 such parts together, and in that way a resinous mass is 

 obtained that is said to be of great value. 



244. — Ostodes zeylanica. 



Vel-kekuna, S. O^ea^o. 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. IV., p. 52. 



A large handsome tree, with erect stem and smooth 

 brownish-gray bark. 



Leaves large, often twelve inches long, lanceolate-oblong, 

 acute at base, with coarse serrate margin, dark green, rather 

 glossy. Stalks long, stiff, swollen at both ends, conspicuous. 



Flowers scented, yellowish, on long hanging panicles. 

 Fruits tri-lobed, coated with fine close stellate hair, about 

 one inch in diameter. 



Common in the wet forests of both Provinces up to about 

 3,000 feet. Very common in Gilimale. 



The wood is pale in colour, and is said to be very poor in 

 quality. Suitable only for tea boxes. 



[Forests of the moist region up to 4,000 feet; rather 

 common.] 



245. — Dimorphocalyx glabellus. 



Veli-venna, S. ©ig^^sJ® ; Tenattukkai, T. Q^eer p&mm. 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. IV., p. 54., plate LXXXIV. 



